Too high, too wide and not at all handsome

Toncontin international airport is situated in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The airport is operated by the military and the largest aircrafts which frequents it is Boeing 757`s. Toncontin is famous for its “dangerous” approach, where planes on arrival have to fly in from a 45 degree angle and correct the plane to the runway heading just before touchdown. [...]

What`s after instant web?

I had just heard about Twitter before it turns out that some guy was tweetering from a plane crash! If you don`t know what tweetering is just yet, it`s kind of hard to explain. It is all about your own profile on Twitter where you use your mobile device, like a cell, to send text [...]

How Boeing came up with the name 7

I have always been interested in aviation, and since I was a little boy I have been travelling by planes to my father who lives in Bergen. It is around 45 minutes flight from where I live, Trondheim. The Boeing 737 is the standard aircraft used on domestic routes in Norway, hence Boeing quickly became [...]

My new toy

I have been flying for some time now, online on Microsoft Flight Simulator. Never have I seen a plane so realistic for simulation before. I have had a few jumpseat rides in real life, and this virtual model comes really close to the real thing.
I am talking about Arianedesign`s line of Boeing 737`s. Officially licensed [...]